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The present invention relates to automatic machines for forming bottles, jars and other hollow glass articles. More particularly, the invention relates to machines of the single table con. b

tinuously rotating type comprising mold groups.

each 'including a parison mold which receives a charge of molten glass and molds it to form a parison, and a finishing mold to which the bare parison is transferred and in which it is expanded to its nal form.

Commercial machines of this general character are usually designed for making ware in largei variety as to size, shape and weight. This,

if ware of good quality is to be obtained', necessitates various adjustments of the several operaf tions involved in fabrication of an article. For example, in the manufacture of small ware and articleshaving comparatively thin walls, the

charges of .glass when introduced into `the blank mold are comparatively hot and for best' results, the forming operations require a relatively short time', owing to the rapid cooling of lthe glass. When the blank mold is opened the bare parison must be quickly enclosed 1in the finishing moldparison mold is permitted beforethe finishing mold closes, 'to thereby obtain, prior to the pari son transferring operation, the requisite coollng vof the parisons in making comparatively heavy ware. With suchmachines, when making small or light ware, the parison mold islnecessarily .opened comparatively early, to prevent excessive` chilling of the glass in the mold. As a re- Y sult, the bare parison is 'exposed for a correspondingly long period of time before ybeing-en closed `in the finishing mold, whereas a comparatively short time exposure of the .parison to the outside air is the most desirable andas a matr ter ofiact, is-essential :to the attainment oisatis factory results. Anobject .of my invention is to overcome this diculty `by providing means to adjjustably and automatically control the Vparison transfer operations.

'The present invention ,is herein illustrated .as adapted toan Owens type of suction gathering machine, certain features of the invention .relating particularly to and being of special value in such type machine. The machine comprises a horizontally rotating mold carriage on which are mounted mold groups each including a body blank mold and a neck mold which together form a parison mold or shaping unit, and a nishing mold. o After a chargeof glass is introduced by suction into the parison mold and the parison formed', the blank mold is opened, leaving the bare Vparison suspended from the neck mold. The finishing mold carrier then swings upwardly, bringing avmold bottom into supporting Contact with the lower end of the bare parison, after which the nishing mold sections swing together to completely enclose the suspended parison. While the bare parison'is supported in the neck mold a puff of air is usually7 applied to the initial blow opening which has been formed in the upper end thereof by a plunger. This enlarges the initial opening,v mainly in a downward direction, and also causes an elongation or sagging of the parison. MWhen the mold bottom is brought upward into engagement with the bottom end of the parison it spreads the lower end portion of the parison and tends to envelop and eliminate the usual shear mark resulting from severing the glass ai'l the lower end of the blank mold. The

upward swinging movement of the finishing mold is controlled by a stationary cam track on which the finishing mold runs so that the finishing mold is lifted at apredetermined point during each rotation of the mold carriage. As the lifting and closing of the finishing mold cannot take place until after the blank mold has opened, commercial machines, prior to the present invention, have been designed to allow a late opening of the body blank mold so that sufficient cooling of the parison may' take vplace when comparatively heavy ware is being made. If the molds are changed for making comparatively small light weight ware, adjustment of the blank mold opening cam is made for eiecting an early opening of the blank mold. As a result, the bare parison is exposed for an unduly long time interval before being enclosed in the finishing mold. During this exposure the bare parison is subjected to air currents which produce uneven chilling of the parison, and a resulting unevenness of wall thickness and `other defects in the finished article, Also, the vibration of the machine and the centrifugal force tend to swing the4 bare parison out of its vertical position so that it does not Vcontact centrally with the mold Abottom when the latter is lifted. Owing to the late engagement of the mold bottom with the parison, undue sagging of the latter may take place, and

the closing of the iinishing mold in keeping with the size, shape and condition of the parison.

Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic view of the mold operating mechanism shown in the position preceding the closing of the mold.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawings which shows one head or unit of a suction type machine, to which the present invention is applied, the machine comprises a mold carriage E mounted for rotation about a central stationary column I6 and is adapted for continuous rotation about the vertical axis of the column,

VRotation of the carriage I5 is accomplished by vrmeans of amo-tor (not shown) which has driv- Anothei object of the invention isthe pro- V vision of mechanism individual to the mold groups of a machine of the above -character whereby each of said mold` groups is capable of producing ware of different size and weight independently of each other. l

A further object of the invention is to provide mechanism on a machine of the above char-i acter, which is operable independently by each of the mold groups thereon to increase or decrease the time interval required to completely form a bottle of a predetermined size and weight. A still further object of the invention is the provision of mechanism for regularly and automatically controlling the vtime interval between the opening of the blank mold.' the raising ofthe finishing mold carriageQand the closing of the nishing mold prior to the final expansion of the vparison therein.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent Yduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a fragmentary sectional elevation of one head or unit of a machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the iinishing mold control mechanism, parts being shown in elevation and taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2A is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the nishing mold opening trip;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the blank mold operating mechanism, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the mold operating cylinders taken on line 4-4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the Valve for controlling the blank mold operation;

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan View of the serpentine track and operating mechanism therefor, taken on line -S of Fig. l;

Fig. 7 is an elevational View of the valve for controlling the operation of the drive motor;

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional View through the valvev taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional plan'view of the track operatingv mechanism taken on line 9 9 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional View through the track driving mechanism taken on line lil- I0 of Fig. 9;

Fig, 11 is a vertical sectional View through one unit of the Vtrack stop mechanism taken on line II-II of Fig. 9; and

Fig.' 12 is a diagrammatic chartillustrating the cycle of operation of the several heads;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary sectional elevational View of a finishing mold unit illustrating a modified mold closing rmechanism;

Fig. 14 is 'a sectional plan view of a portion of the serpentine track embodying the said mechan'ismtaken on line *I4-I4 of Fig.'13; and

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ing connection with a ring gear I1 secured to the The machine comprises as usual a series of ware forming units or heads which in -the present embodiment are six in number, al-

though in commercial machines of this type now in use the number of heads may vary from ve to fifteen according lto conditions and requirements. By employing a machine having six forming units, a sufficient range of operation is permitted toV clearly. illustrate the invention without` needlessly encumbering the description thereofabythe .addition of further details.

Each forming unit comprises afinishing mold I8, a body blank mold I9 and a'neck mold 20 in theiorm of separable mold halves and are spaced around the mold carriage I5 for'rotation therewith. The molds I9 and ,20' register with each other to form a parison `2I as the heads are brought in succession through a gathering area over a. pool of molten 'glass (not shown). Mechanism not shownfor lowering the vheads successively into the glass for gathering a charge' of glass. into the molds is Aillustrated 4in detail in Patent' No."l,185,'687 to. LaFrance which further describes the method by which the parison is formed; The molds I9 and 20 (Fig. 1) are pivoted upon a Vertical hinge pin 22 carried by a dip frame 23 which is mounted for vertical sliding movement in slideways 24 supported on the carriage I5. Ahead 25 forming a part of the dip frame 23 and positioned in alignment with the neck mold 20 is arranged to provide part of the vacuum and' air conduits to the molds for forming and completing the parison. Aplunger 25 (Fig. l) shown above the head 25 and neck mold 20 is adapted to seat within the mold to form the initial blow opening V2'! and partially shape the neck portions'of containers as the molten glass is drawn into the molds. When the molds have'been filled, the dip frame 23 is raised above the level of the glass a distance suflicient to permit a cutoi knife (not shown) to shear the trailing glass from the gatheredv mold charge. The knife is'held in contact with the mold bottomgfor the purpose of sealing the charging opening while the plunger 2liy is withdrawn, at which time a blow slide 28 carried on the'head25 is moved to cover the opening left by the removal of the plunger and establish communication between asource of supply of air under pressure Vand Vthe initial blow opening in the v'mold charge.v i The plunger is allowed to remain within the neck mold for an interval suiijlci'ent to extract considerable'. heat Afrom the glass and thereby permit hardening or setting of the glassv and prevent sagging or distortion of the neck portionv of the ware after the'mold I9 has opened. When the body mold I9 is open a pui of air is admitted tothe neck end of the parison whereby the Iblow opening 21 is enlarged and the parison slightly expanded in a downward direction.A This causes a saggingof the soft tip at the lowel` end of theparison, the purpose of which will become apparent presently. The contact of the molds with the glass produces' a chilled `surface or [skin on the parison which, if the parison were allowed to remain therein unduly long, would become so thick vand heavy as to prevent proper finishing of the article. Likewise unnecessarily long exposure of the parison to the atmosphere during transferring results in similar diiculties. 'Ihe formed parison is transferred to the finishing mold I8 for final fabrication, said mold being supported on a carrier 29 pivoted for vertical swingingpmovernent on the rotating carriage I and positioned in register with the neck moldfZ whenin raised position. A mold bottom plate 3B isA mounted on the carrier 29 in verticalalignment with ther mold |23. On raising the carrier 295the bottom plate. 3B .is brought into contact with the soft tip of the parisonancl spreads the tip in a manner to partially enclose and reheat the adjacent cooler portions of the lower end of the parison.l The vconcentrated heat of the soft glass tends to soften these chilled portions chilled `by the lcutoff knife, during a period of reheatingprior to the iinal expansion of the parison.

As has been previously brought out, the quality of the ware Vdepends largely upon the interval o time required to fabricate an article of given size and weight. The ideal cycle of operation required for producing ware of different sizes varies according to the size and weight of the glass required. In order to produce ware ofdfferent sizes simultaneously on one machine, I provide mechanism for individually' controlling operations of the several heads. The mechanism comprises individual means for automatically opening and'closing the finishing mold IB' and body blank mold I3 and means operated by rotation of the mold carriage I5 for raising the nishing molds at predetermined regulable intervals with respect to each head. .The 'body blank mold unit (Figs. 1 and 3) comprises a slide support member 3l formed on the head and extending radially inward therefrom. The member 3i is formed with depending side walls 32 having grooves 33 therein in Which'a neck mold opening slide 34 is mounted. The bearing rings 35 for supporting vthe neck rnoldl 28 are provided with inwardly extending lugs 36 to which are attached rollers 31. The neck mold 20 is normally maintained in closedposition lby a coil spring 33 secured between the lugsy 36 and is periodically opened by means of the slide 34 which'is provided `on `its outer end with beveled surfaces 39 registering with the rollers 31. Move.

ment is imparted to the slide 34 by a cam 4I]V mounted on the stationary column I6 and cam roll 4I carried-on the inner end of the slide 34.

- Mechanism for operating the blank mold I9 comprises an air operated `motor 42 mounted for rotation with the carriage I 5 and having a piston 43 and rod 45 mounted therein. The rod `44 is provided with a head 45 adapted for vertical sliding engagement with a grooved tail piece V46 formed on 'the inner endand depending fromY a slide member al. The member 41 is mounted for sliding movement in grooves 48 formed in the side walls 32 .and disposed beneath the neck mold slide 34. Links 49 pivotedto the yforward endof the slide [il are connected to the blank mold arms 5i] for swinging the mold into and out of registration with the neck mold 20.

. Figs. l, and'B'to 5 inclusive, illustrate the valve for controlling the operation of .theair motor 42, one kofwhich is provided on each head. The

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valve 5I comprises a casing 52 mounted on and above the motor. 42 and includes a rotor 53 ha'- ing pairs of connected ports 54 adapted to alternately Vsupply air under pressure to either end of themotor :42. Air under pressure from a source (not shown) vis supplied to the machine through an pipe 55 (see also Fig, 6) located'within the central; column I6 from which a pipe 56supplies operating air to an annular channel 5'!Y formed between the rotating carriage I5 and the base 53 ofthe machine. The channel 51 provides a constant supply of air yto each of the valves5l bymeans-of pipes 55' connecting with intake `ports BIJ in the valves. Pipes 6I connect oppositely vdisposed ports 62 in the valve with the motorA 42 whereby air is admitted to either side of the piston 43 for opening or closing the blank mold.

The valve is actuatedv by means of a lever 53 or linger which is secured to the rotor 53 and is adapted to shift the valve to alternate positions when brought into contact with one of a series of adjustable mold opening trips 64 mounted on the under side of the stationary neck mold cam plate 40. Eachfvalve is reversed to close the molds at a predetermined point by a trip (not shown) which engages the lower end of the nger 63 to place the opposite end of the motor 42 in communication with an exhaust port 65 located in the top of the valve. The spacing of the adjustable trips 54 is determined by they cycle of operation as 'it pertains to the individual heads. Each finishing mold carrier 29 (Figs. 1 and 2) is pivoted in journals S5 bolted to the carriage I5 whereby it is free to raise to receiving position at apredetermined point which is variable through a portion ofthe rotation. rIhe'mold I8 includes separable mold halves 6l adapted-to be swung open and closed by mold arms 63 which are operated by a piston motor E9 mountedon the carriage I5. The motor 69 providessupportA for the blank `mold motor 42 to which it is bolted. The motors 39 are separately 4controlled by valves 'I0 which are similar-in construction to the blank mold operating valves 5I and are operated'to close the molds by means of a series of trip pins 'II adjustably mounted on the column I6. A `valve reversing trip 12 (Figs. 2 and 2A) is positioned to open the finishing molds in'succession as they advance' to the take-out station to dischargev the finished ware. The point at which-the finishing molds-are closed about rthe `formed parison is regulated according to the `quantity, of glass and the time required to properly form the. parison in the blank mold. f

The Vfinishing mold carriers 29 are raise-d to the transferring position by meansof an adjustable inclined track section T3 (Figs. 1 and 6).y A roll 'I4 supports the carrier when passing over the track section 'I3 and a secondroll. 'I5 mounted adjacent the roll 'I4 on the carrier provides support for the molds while closed and in blowing position on a level raised track section 15. The vfinishing molds fare permitted lto swing downwardly .under the forebay of the melting furnace on-'a track section 'Il from which the molds are raised to the take-out station T. Prior to the molds entering the downwardly inclined tracksection 'I'I the neck mold 25 is automatically openedA by means of the cam 45 to release the bottle neck.

proximately 12 oz. in weight. In each succeeding head unit the capacity of the mol-ds is decreased progressively by 2 oz, stops in the direction opposite to the rotation of the machine, the mold on the head F having a capacity of approximately 2 oz. The adjustable track section 13 is movable through a total of approximately 35 to advance in a step-by-step fashion the point of raising the finishing mold. The inclined track 13 is mounted on an arcuate slide member 18 illustrated in Figs. 1, 6, and `9 .to 11 inclusive, which is supported in a slideway'19 mounted on brackets 80 bolted to the machine base 58. f

The track section 13 is indexed by means of a piston motor 8| supported on the stationary base 58. A piston 82 and piston rod 83 mounted within the motor is connected to a rack bar 84 slidably mounted in a guide 85 secured to the brackets 80. A pinion 88 meshing with the rack 84 transmits motion to the slide 18 through a shaft 81 and beveled pinion 88 in mesh with an arcuate rack 89 formed on the underside of the slide 18.

Air is supplied tothe motor 8| from the supply pipe 55 and is controlled by a valve 90 shown in Figs. '1 and 8. The valve 90 is similar in construction to the valve and is shown in position for supplying air through a pipe 9| to the rear or left-hand end of the motor 8| (Fig. 6). A pipe 92 connects the opposite end of the motor to the exhaust port 93. A pinion 94 mounted on the valve rotor shaft 95 is operated by racks 96 and 91 bolted to the driving gear |1. The rack 96 is mounted in a position to operate the valve 90 after the finishing mold of the head F reaches the top of the inclined track section 13 at which time the air entering the rear end of the cylinder as indicated in Fig. 7 causes the piston 82 to move the track in the'direction of machine rotation at a speed equal to that of the machine and thereby maintain the finishing mold in raised position while advancing toward the level ltrack section 16. When the piston 12 has reached the end of the stroke the slide 18 is held against a stop a which position corresponds with the timing of the head A and provides the longest interval of parison exposure which is through approximately 38 of machine travel as indicated in Fig. 12.

The rack 91 is located in a position to reverse the valve 90 after the mold carriage of the head A has been raised to the level track. This causes the ltrack to move in a counter-clockwise direction until the slide 18 engages a removable stop member at b'. In this position the track section 13 permits an earlier raising of the mold on head B which is of less capacity than the preceding mold. The track is advanced progressively to meet each oncoming head until the cycle is completed at stop f which is stationary. This position of the inclined track section provides the earliest raising of the finishing mold and also permits the shortest interval possible between the blank mold opening and finishing mold closing movements, which is approximately 23. The adjustable stops b' to e inclusive are illustrated in Fig. 11 and each comprises a cylinder 98 bolted to the underside of the slideway 19. A plunger 99 disposed vertically within the cylinder 98 is provided with an upwardly extending pin |00 which forms the stops b', c', etc. The pin |00 is normally projected through the slideway 19 and into the path of the track-supporting slide 18 by means of a coil spring |0| located within the lower end of the plunger. The stops are released by means of a series of valves |02 (Figs. 1

and 6) mounted on a bracket |03 which is bolted to a stationary track support. Air is supplied to the valvesV |02 through pipes |04 leading from the pipex55, and pipes |05 connect the valves with the .upper ends of the cylinders 98. The valves are normally held in closed position by a spring |06. and are of an open and closed type for periodically admitting puffs of air into the cylinders 98- to release the stops. Trip members |01 for opening the Valves are mounted on the carriage l5 and are so disposed that each valve in turn is operated as each succeeding head reaches theraised portion of the track to advance the inclined section to meet the following head. It Will be observed .that pressure is constantly applied to the'frontend of the motor 8|, thus advancing the track as the stops are released. When the machine has` completed one revolution, the rack 96 operates the valve 90 to effect the return of thezinclined section to begin a new cycle.

In Fig. 12 the chart illustrates the relation of various operations of the forming machine as regulated and controlled by the mechanism just described. The molds move from left to right in this figure. As has been noted, the larger parisons require a longer time interval for fabrication than parisons of less weight and it is thereforev evidentthat the blank mold indicated by the line |||l will remain closed longer on the A head than on the F head shown at the bottom of the diagram. The dot and dash line I indicates the relative points at which the'blank molds are fully open and the parison exposed to the atmosphere. The iinishing molds are opened to discharge the finished ware at a point common to all of the heads as indicated. by the line |I2. In order that the parison will not remain exposed unduly long, theiinishing molds are raised, as indicated at |,3, at the earliest possible time which will avoid interference with the opening blank molds. There may Well bean overlapping of the mold raising and closing movements ||4 which is a further aid in decreasing the interval of eX- posure of the parison. The iinishing molds start their closing movement at the points intersected by the dot and dash line I5 and are fully closed as indicated atl I6. The space included between lines |6 and l1 denotes the interval in which the parison is exposed from the start of the blank mold opening to the nal closing of the nishing mold. The lines and ||5 designate the points between which both blank and finishing molds are at their widest opening, thereby completely exposing the parison except at the head F, which, due to the short length of both blank and finishing molds, permits overlapping of the movements.

In View of the foregoing, it will be apparent that the time formerly required to complete the transfer operation has been reduced to a minimum with the result that a uniform high quality Ware may be produced by the elimination of excess strain, chill Yand other difliculties now encountered in the process of fabrication.

Modified means for automatically closing the iinishing molds in predetermined relation to the point ofblank mold opening is illustrated in Figs. 13: to lrinclusive and for this purpose I provide an air motor |20 similar to the vmotor 69. The motor |20 comprises a cylinder |2| and piston |22 for opening and closing the molds I8. Air is supplied to the motor |2`0from the channel 51 in the carriage l5 and is controlled by a valve |23 formed integrally with the cylinder |2|. A plunger |24 mounted Within the valve body is adapted to alternately place the opposite ends of the motorinv communicationwith the supplyof air. f .I Asgshown in Fig. the;airentersthe valve |23 through a port which is injcommunication with a passage |26 leading .to the `forward or left-hand end'of themotor. ilsM the piston |22 moves to the'rght-the airi-n that endis permitted to escapethrough a passage |2`-'| and onevof apair of exhaust ports |28; Whilethevalve plunger and pistonv are in the position shown thev finishing molds are being held in open position. The valve plungeriis shifted to thegpositionY shown by means of a rod |259 formed on one end of the plunger and Yprojecting through thevalve casing toward the column IG of the machine. A cam |30 common toall of the Ymolds andgmounted on Vthe column |15 engages an arm -3^| pivoted' on fthe' motor |20- to periodically shirt ythe plungerfor opening the molds. v n j n The molds are closed at predetermined lintervals, individual tol each mold, which are regulated by the positionV of thev movable inc-lined track section 13. A poppet valve |32 is mounted in each mold carrier 2-9 adjacent the supporting roll 'M and is actuated by passing over a cam |33 bolted to the inclined track 13. A pipe |34 connects the valve |32 with the forward end of the valve |23 whereby when thecam |33 opens the valve a puff of air shifts the plunger |24 to the right to close the molds. to the valves |32' from the main source of supply.

It will be observed that the cam |33 is positioned slightly in advance of the nal raising movement of the mold carriers in order to permit the earliest possible closing of the molds Which automatically limits the interval during which the parison is exposed while being transferred. The relation of the iinal rise of the finishing molds to the cam |33 is illustrated in the chart of operation (Fig. 12).

Modications may be resorted to which are within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a machine for forming hollow glass articles, a mold carriage, a series of parison forming molds each having a capacity less than that of the preceding mold mounted on the carriage, means for continuously rotating said carriage vabout a vertical axis, means for charging the molds in succession from a supply body of molten glass, adjustable means individual to the molds for automatically opening the latter at predetermlined intervals according to the capacity thereof to expose the formed parisons, carriers mounted for vertical swinging movement on the carriage beneath the parison molds, iinishing molds on said carriers, a track for supporting the carriers during rotation of the machine, a movable inclined section forming a part of said track and positioned to raise the finishing molds into cooperating position with the exposed parison, means normally urging said section into one of a number of selected positions, means individual to each finishing mold and operable by rotation of the carriage for automatically determining the selected position of the movable track section.

2. In -a glassware forming machine, a mold carriage, means for continuously rotating the same about a vertical axis, a plurality of parison forming units on the carriage including partible body parison and neck molds, means for forming parisons in said units, means for opening the body parison molds to leave the pari- Air under pressure is supplied sons suspended from the neck molds, means for individually advancing or retarding the opening of the body parison molds, nishing mold carriers mounted for vertical swinging movement on the mold carriage to parison transferring positions, finishing molds on said carriers, means for. opening and closing the finishing molds, a track supporting the carriers, said track having an inclined portion movable circumferentially of the machine, automatic means operable at regular ,time intervals upon rotation of the carriage for regulably adjusting the position of the inclined portion of the track relative to the points Vat which the body parison molds are opened,

and means for individually advancing or retarding the closing of the nishing molds.v f

3. In a glassware forming machine, a mold carriage, means for continuously rotating the carriage about a vertical axis, a plurality of parison forming units o n the mold carriage including partible body parison and neck molds, said units being of dilerent capacities for the formation of glassware of different sizes, meansfor forming parisons in said units, means for opening the body parison molds to leave the'parisons suspended from the neck molds, carriers mounted for vertical swinging movement on the mold carriage to parison transferring positions, nishing molds on said carriers, means for opening and closing the finishing molds, a track supporting said carriers, said track having an inclined portion movable circumferentially of the machine, automatic means operable at regular time intervals upon rotation of the carriage for regulably adjusting the position of .the inclined portion of the track to compensate for the varying capacities of said units, and means for individually advancing or retarding the closing of the finishing molds.

4. In a glassware forming machine, a mold carriage, means for continuously rotating the carriage about a vertical axis, a plurality of parison forming units spaced on the mold carriage including partible body parison and neck molds, each succeeding unit differing in capacity from the preceding unit and being adapted for the formation of glassware of different sizes, means for forming parisons in said units, means for opening the body parison molds to leave the parisons suspended from the neck molds, carriers mounted for vertical swinging movement on the mold carriage to parison transferring positions, nishing molds on the carriers, means for opening and closing the finishing molds, a track having an inclined portion supporting said carriers, said inclined portion movable circumierentially of the machine, automatic means operable at regular time intervals upon rotation of the carriage for periodically and successively shifting the position of the inclined portion in one direction to compensate for the differences in the capacities of the parison forming units, and means for individually varying the time of closing of the finishing molds.

5. A machine for forming hollow glass articles comprising a mold carriage, a series of parison forming units each having a capacity less than that of the preceding unit mounted on the carriage, said units including partible body parison and neck molds, means for continuously rotating said carriage about a vertical axis, means for charging the units in succession from a supply body of molten glass, means for automatically opening said body parison molds to expose the formed parisons, means for individually advancing or retarding the opening of said body pari son molds, carriers mounted for vertical swinging movement on the carriage beneath the units, finishing molds on said carriers, a track for sup-f porting the carriers during rotation ofthe machine, a movable inclined section forming a part of said track and positioned to raise the carriers to elevate the inshing molds into register with the exposed parison, means automatically operable upon rotation of the carriage for automatically shifting the position of the movable track section to various preselected positions, means for regulably adjusting the positions to which the movable track section may be shifted, and means for :automatically closing the raised finishing molds.

6. A machine for forming hollow glass articles comprising a mold carriage, a series of parison forming units each having a capacity less than that of the preceding unit mounted on the carriage, said units including partible body parison and neck molds, means for continuously rotating said carriage about a vertical axis,

means for charging the units inA succession from a supply body of molten glass, means for automatically opening said body parison molds to expose the formed parisons, means for individually advancing or retarding the opening of said body parison molds, carriers mounted for vertical swinging movement on the carriage beneath the units, finishing molds on said carriers, a track for supporting the carriers during rotation of the machine, a movable inclined section forming a part of said track and adapted to raise the carriers to elevate the nishing molds into register with the exposed parison, a motor connected to said inclined track section and normlally urging the latter in one direction, a series of stop members in the path of said section for periodically holding it at predetermined positions throughout the length of its travel, means operable upon movement of the mold carriage for` successively releasing said stop members to permit shifting of the section by the motor, and means for closing said nishing molds.

JOHN RALPH HOGE. 

